1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - GM Goodwrench 500

GM Goodwrench 500

The GM Goodwrench 500 was held March 1 at Rockingham. The #42 of Kyle Petty won the pole. Bill Elliott recovered from his crash at Daytona to lead the final 213 laps, and win in only his second start at Junior Johnson Motorsports. His margin of victory was a whopping 12.75 second, nearly half a lap. Davey Allison followed up his Daytona victory finishing second, and extended his points lead.

Top Ten Results

  1. 11-Bill Elliott
  2. 28-Davey Allison
  3. 33-Harry Gant
  4. 30-Michael Waltrip, 1 lap down
  5. 25-Ken Schrader, 1 lap down
  6. 6-Mark Martin, 2 laps down
  7. 94-Terry Labonte, 2 laps down
  8. 26-Brett Bodine, 2 laps down
  9. 12-Hut Stricklin, 2 laps down
  10. 17-Darrell Waltrip, 2 laps down
  • Bill Elliott and Davey Allison led a combined 450 of 492 laps. Allison left the weekend 56 points ahead of Morgan Shepherd, who led 1 lap and finished 3 laps down in 13th.
  • Polesitter Kyle Petty, the two-time defending race and pole position winner, was unable to make it three in a row. The Unocal 76 Challenge bonus money had now rolled over 25 races, and would be $197,600 for the next race.

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